Taylor Swift just opened the Billboard Music Awards with her new all-caps song “ME!” and it was best described as a colorful explosion of good vibes. Taylor took the stage with Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, and in true TS7 form the stage was filled with sparkles, rainbows, hearts, butterflies, the essence of JoJo Siwa, and positivity. But fans are taking majorrrrrrr issue with her performance starting off with a drumline—evoking a very similar vibe to Beyoncé’s iconic Coachella show.
Fans quickly hit Twitter to make their feelings more than clear, with comments ranging from “I don’t know if y’all are seeing this but Taylor Swift is gentrifying Beyoncé’s Coachella performance right now,” to “Taylor Swift, imma let you finish but, Beyoncé had the greatest drumline of all time,” to “How dare Taylor Swift copy off of Beyoncé’s Homecoming with the Marching band !!! Have some originality, you can be inspired but don’t just straight up copy it. If Homecoming wasn’t out she would not have done this and we all know it.”
Take a look at the reactions below, though honestly this is just a small glimpse of what the Beyhive is serving up right now.
TAYLOR SWIFT JUST BIT TF OUTTA BEYONCE ON THE BILLBOARD AWARDS … I’m 💀😭😭😭💀💀💀💀 where is the beyhive???? pic.twitter.com/hWvRcKK4an
— Jamilah Michelle (@jamilahmichelle) May 2, 2019
WHITE PEOPLE WILL HIJACK ANYTHING. TAYLOR SWIFT YOU AND YOUR RASINS IN POTATOE SALAD MAYONNAISE BAND CAN KICK ROCKS. BEYONCE WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS HOT MESS #BBMAS pic.twitter.com/Sfcr1LKwzJ
— Baby Grl💙 (@Blkconnoisseur2) May 2, 2019
Taylor Swift need to consult with Beyoncé regarding the marching band performance #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/jyVrCilkFb
— 3Y3SWIDE0P3N (@Neosoul1189) May 2, 2019
How dare Taylor Swift copy off of Beyoncé’s Homecoming with the Marching band !!! 😠😠 Have some originality, you can be inspired but don’t just straight up copy it. If Homecoming wasn’t out she would not have done this and we all know it. #BBMAs
— Sarah Nicole 💋💄🌹🐝 (@miss_flawless4) May 2, 2019
Did Taylor Swift just try to redo Beyoncé’s Homecoming #BillboardMusicAwards pic.twitter.com/UjzTEGhUkb
— wcapers (@wcapers) May 2, 2019
Someone kindly tell Taylor Swift, she will never be Beyoncé. Please stop biting… it’s embarrassing. #BillboardMusicAwards
— toni carlucci (@TmCarlucci) May 2, 2019
